Fidelity Plans to Lower
Cost of Trading Bonds

By

Jane J. Kim

Updated Oct. 30, 2007 12:01 a.m. ET

It keeps getting easier and cheaper for small investors to buy bonds.

In the latest wrinkle, Fidelity Investments said it will cut trading costs to $1 per bond for secondary-market bond trades, effective Nov. 9. Customers will also be able to buy Treasurys online in the secondary market free of charge.

The move comes as financial-services firms continue to drop trading costs and roll out new bond-trading tools in an effort to...